Number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of female sole proprietors was 8,031 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica is 8,031, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 239.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica peaked at 8,031 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,366, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 38th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,366 | — |
| 2015 | 3,046 | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 3,176 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2,891 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 3,143 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 3,716 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 4,937 | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 7,206 | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 6,468 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 6,809 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 8,031 | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,056 | 2,366 | 3,716 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,690 | 4,937 | 8,031 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Jamaica was 8,031 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,031 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,366 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.